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What goes over thefields all day, and sits in the cupboard all night?
什么东西白天在田地里走，晚上在柜子中坐着？

The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I？
你拿走的越多，我变得越大，我是什么？

What is it, which will be tomorrow and was be yesterday？
什么东西可以是明天，也曾经是昨天？

Why does Tom’s mother go to work by plane every day？
为什么汤姆的妈妈每天坐飞机上班？

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, rivers but without water. What am I？
我有城市却没有房子，我有森林却没有树木，我有河流却没有水，我是什么？

What belongs only to you and yet is used more by others than by yourself?
什么东西属于你自己，但别人用的次数比你自己用的次数都多？

What goes all over the house, but touches nothing?
什么东西能遍布整间屋子却不会碰到任何东西？

What cannot be seen but only heard, and will not speak unless spoken to?
什么东西人看不见却能听见，除非你对它说话，否则是不会主动说话的？

How much earth can you take from a hole which is 2 feet long, 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep?
你能从一个2英尺长、2英尺宽、2英尺高的坑中刨出多少土？

4个女孩有4个苹果装在一个篮子里，怎么分能让她们每个人得到1个整个的苹果，并且有1个苹果剩在篮子里？

What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty?
什么东西干净的时候是黑色的，脏的时候是白色的？

What’s the difference between a monkey and a flea?
猴和跳蚤的区别是什么？